Faculty

Director:

David Downie
Associate Professor of Politics
B.A., Duke
Ph.D., University of North Carolina
ddownie@mail.fairfield.edu

Advisory Board:

Peter Bayers
Office: Donnarumma 138, ext. 2797
Associate Professor of English
B.A., Villanova University
M.A., New York University
Ph.D., University of Rhode Island
pbayers@mail.fairfield.edu

Dianne Brousseau
Ph.D., University of Mass
brousseau@mail.fairfield.edu

James Biardi
Office: Bannow 206, ext. 3465
Assistant Professor of Biology
B.S., University of California, Irvine
Ph.D., University of California, Davis
jbiardi@mail.fairfield.edu

Dina Franceschi
Office: Donnarumma 313, ext. 2850
Associate Professor of Economics
B.S., Pennsylvania State University
Ph.D., University of Tennessee, Knoxville
dfranceschi@mail.fairfield.edu

Jen Klug
Office: Bannow 209, ext. 2543
Associate Professor of Biology
B.S., Indiana University
M.S., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin
jklug@mail.fairfield.edu

Lisa Newton
Office: Canisius 201, ext. 4128
Professor of Philosophy
B.S., Ph.D., Columbia University
lhnewton@mail.fairfield.edu

Sharlene McEvoy
Office: Dolan School of Business 1120, ext. 2836
Professor of Business Law
B.A., Albertus Magnus College
M.A., Trinity College
J.D., University of Connecticut
Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles
smcevoy@mail.fairfield.edu

Tod Osier
Office: Bannow 207, ext. 3420
Associate Professor of Biology
B.S., State University of New York at Binghamton
Ph.D., University of Wisconsin
tosier@mail.fairfield.edu

Elizabeth Petrino
Associate Professor of English
Office: Donnarumma 109, ext. 3014
B.A., State University of New York at Buffalo
M.A., Ph.D., Cornell University
epetrino@mail.fairfield.edu

James Simon
Professor of English
Office: Donnarumma 104, ext. 2792
B.A., Rutgers University
M.M.C., Ph.D., Arizona State University
jsimon@mail.fairfield.edu

James Shanahan
Associate Professor of Communication
Office: Donnarumma 227, ext. 3414
B.A., Tufts University
M.S., Boston University
Ph.D., University of Massachusetts
jshanahan@mail.fairfield.edu

Kraig Steffen
Associate Professor of Chemistry
Office: Bannow 315, ext. 2254
B.S., Houghton College
Ph.D., University of Arizona
lsteffen@mail.fairfield.edu

Brian Walker
Assistant Professor of Biology
Office: Bannow 211, ext. 3464
B.A., Drake University
M.S., Dalhousie University
Ph.D., University of Washington
bwalker@mail.fairfield.edu